Corn planter and dropper



(No Model.)

J. H. DAWSGN. Corn4 Planter and Dropper.

Patented June 28,1881..

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UNITED STATES PATENT O'EErcE.A

AJOHN H. DAWSON, OF CANTON, TEXAS.

CORN PLANTER AND DRoPPER.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,431, dated June 28, 1881, Application tiled May 7, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN HENRY DAWSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cauton, in the county of Van Zandt and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn Planters or Droppers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a top view of the hopper, showing the partition, feed-opening, and valve with its spring. Fig. -2 is a vertical section on line a: w, Fig. 1.

This invention has relation to improvements in seeddroppers, and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter shown, described, and more p11'- ticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter D designates my improved seed box or hopper, hinged by means of staples a c to the rear side of any plow-standard in such a manner that the box can move freely up and down and to the right or left by means. of said staples. Through the lower end of said box l) passes a shaft, O, provided with cups c,formed at suitable intervals on its periphery, and having upon one end, outside of the box, a driving-wheel, E, arranged to travel on the ground.

Secured to the inside of the hopper and to the side and end walls thereof, immediately above the shaft, is a partition, C', having a bevel countersunl: opening, F, provided with anl inclined recess, o', extending down to the bottom'of the opening. vided with a cut-off gate,

This partition C' is pro- G, hinged to its upper surface and snugly seated in said recess, the lower edge of which projects through the bottoni of the opening F and rests on the shaft O. There is also secured to the partition O a controlling-spring, g, having its bearing on the central portion of the gate, whereby the said gate is kept down to its work, and as the shaft -rotates by the action of its wheel E the iiow of seed is cut olf into the cups by the gate passing directlyT over them.

To the rear of the shaft, and between the side walls of the hopper, is a partition, H, which, inconnection with the partition C', forms a concave that exactly tits the periphery of the shaft C.

It will readily be seen that I employ no other mechanism to operate the dropper than the wheel E.

I am aware that a plowbeam has been provided with a hopper having arranged in an aperture in its bottom a roller having cups in its periphery, and a curved gate provided with a spring in said aperture is not new, and I do not claim such invention, broadly.

What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the hopper D, the shaft G, provided with cups c, the partition C', having the bevel countersunk opening F, provided with recess c', the gate G, hinged in said re-` cess and held in contact with the cups on the shaft by spring g, and the concave partition H, fitting the periphery of said shaft, the Whole constructed and arranged to operate by means of the wheel E, as described.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HENRY DAWSON.

Witnesses:

A. R. GTLLIAM, C. L. LANDEUM. 

